Children Under Age 18 by Relationship to Householder, 
Hennepin County and Minneapolis, 1990-2000, U.S. Census

Number Living With Their Own:

Number Living With:

Minneapolis

Age 0 to 17

Married Parents

Single Fathers

Single Mothers

Other Relatives*

Non-
Relatives*

Group Quarters

Householder Or Spouse

1990

75,950

41,339

3,402

24,118

4,360

1,953

593

185

2000

84,169

42,785

4,977

25,006

8,045

2,370

849

137

Numerical Change

8,219

1,446

1,575

888

3,685

417

256

-48

Percentage Change

10.8%

3.5%

46.3%

3.7%

84.5%

21.4%

43.2%

-25.9%

Pct of 1990 Total

100.0%

54.4%

4.5%

31.8%

5.7%

2.6%

0.8%

0.2%

Pct of 2000 Total

100.0%

50.8%

5.9%

29.7%

9.6%

2.8%

1.0%

0.2%

Hennepin Suburbs

1990

162,859

132,566

3,898

20,078

3,728

2,155

358

76

2000

183,333

143,450

6,721

24,730

5,861

2,044

462

65

Numerical Change

20,474

10,884

2,823

4,652

2,133

-111

104

-11

Percentage Change

12.6%

8.2%

72.4%

23.2%

57.2%

-5.2%

29.1%

-14.5%

Pct of 1990 Total

100.0%

81.4%

2.4%

12.3%

2.3%

1.3%

0.2%

0.0%

Pct of 2000 Total

100.0%

78.2%

3.7%

13.5%

3.2%

1.1%

0.3%

0.0%

Hennepin County

1990

238,809

173,905

7,300

44,196

8,088

4,108

951

261

2000

267,502

186,235

11,698

49,736

13,906

4,414

1,311

202

Numerical Change

28,693

12,330

4,398

5,540

5,818

306

360

-59

Percentage Change

12.0%

7.1%

60.2%

12.5%

71.9%

7.4%

37.9%

-22.6%

Pct of 1990 Total

100.0%

72.8%

3.1%

18.5%

3.4%

1.7%

0.4%

0.1%

Pct of 2000 Total

100.0%

69.6%

4.4%

18.6%

5.2%

1.7%

0.5%

0.1%

*Note: These households may be headed by married couples, but they are not the parents of the children
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000
Produced by: Hennepin County Department of Children, Family and Adult Services, 10/19/01

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